Does anyone know where I can find someone that sells a nice selection of handmade floats for trotting? Preferably in a traditional style.

Thanks.

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I'll be interested to hear the answer.

Jim

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if your looking for something like topper haskins crowquill avons they are hard to come by, what type /style are you looking for ???

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knew i had seen some somewhere and crowquill avons aswell as a couple of others and these are a good company to deal with i have had a couple of rods from them

down near bottom of page ...
http://www.tacklebargains.co.uk/acat...de_Floats.html

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this is well worth a look into ,have a read through it ,on one piece theres a phone number,and on the second piece about floats he asks you to leave your e mail address if interested ,they look very nice quality aswell ..

http://fishingcoach.blogsome.com/cat...ackle-reviews/

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The Grayling Society sells traditional floats:

Righyni Large 3AAA £3.00
Righyni Small 2AAA £2.00
Avon Crow Quill Large 4AAA £3.00
Avon Crow Quill Small 3AAA £2.00
Fluted Crow Quill Large 4AAA £3.00
Fluted Crow Quill Small 3AAA £2.00

http://www.graylingsociety.net/equip_prices08.pdf
Photos on P3

Paul Cook's floats are handsome things. They're not cheap, mind. (Cheaper than Rapalas though.)

I might be able too help ,i have some crowquill avons in production



in three body shapes ,some painted others have several clear laquor coats
all tips are painted with florescent colours ,red ,yellow and orange .the tips can be matt black if needed



i`ve the whippings too do in fine black silk and sealing coat of lacquer and a touch of final banding .should take about a week too finish them .there should be about a plenty of each

all gone now ,i'll have too make some more soon

(15) 5 of each colour red ,orange,yellow.

(18) 6 of each colour red ,yelow ,orange



5 of these all blacks

if any of you (well apart from bruce ,he gets mates rates (£5 each only kidding ) want any just Pm me (they`re £2.50 each )

hey up steve,youve moved off that horrible styrafoam then ??????

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hell no ,but i`m still in the develloping stages ,i`m hoping too get some done soon ,its just a matter of getting my tooling right for consistant body shapes .